Enchanting a disenchanted world : revolutionizing the means of consumption /

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Author / Creator: Ritzer, George.
Format: Book
Language:English
Imprint: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Pine Forge Press, [1999]
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Summary:In this essential guide to how we now `consume′, George Ritzer provides original and probing insights into the new forms and settings of consumer culture. Ranging from hyper-real Disney worlds to the local shopping mall, these studies of the new `cathedrals of consumption′ will be compelling to anyone interested in the cultural and economic importance of consumption in our society. <p>George Ritzer has established himself as the foremost observer of consumer culture. This is the most important book he has written since his classic work The McDonaldization of Society. </p>
Physical Description:xii, 258 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-250) and index.
ISBN:0761961011
0761985115